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to adjudicate demurrage disputes that 

come before it. Class I carriers are 

required to include certain minimum 

information on or with demurrage 

invoices, take appropriate action to 

ensure that demurrage charges are 

accurate and warranted, and directly 

bill the shipper for demurrage when the 

shipper and warehouseman agree to that 

arrangement and so notify the rail 

carrier. This collection and use of this 

information by the Board enable the 

Board to meet its statutory duties. 

Under the PRA, a federal agency that 

conducts or sponsors a collection of 

information must display a currently 

valid OMB control number. A collection 

of information, which is defined in 44 

U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), 

includes agency requirements that 

persons submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to the agency, third 

parties, or the public. Section 3507(b) of 

the PRA requires, concurrent with an 

agency’s submitting a collection to OMB 

for approval, a 30-day notice and 

comment period through publication in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information. 

Dated: December 15, 2023. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27946 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek 

Extension of Approval of Collection: 

Waybill Sample 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the 

Surface Transportation Board (STB or 

Board) gives notice of its intent to seek 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for an extension of 

the collection of Waybill Sample, as 

described below. 

DATES: Comments on this information 

collection should be submitted by 

January 19, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 

Act Comments, Surface Transportation 

Board, Waybill Sample.’’ Written 

comments for the proposed information 

collection should be submitted via 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

This information collection can be 

accessed by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. As an 

alternative, written comments may be 

directed to the Office of Management 

and Budget, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Michael J. 

McManus, Surface Transportation Board 

Desk Officer: via email at oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov; by fax at 

(202) 395–1743; or by mail to Room 

10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Please also direct all comments to 

Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001, and to 

PRA@stb.gov. When submitting 

comments, please refer to ‘‘Paperwork 

Reduction Act Comments, Waybill 

Sample.’’ For further information 

regarding this collection, contact Pedro 

Ramirez at (202) 245–0333 or 

pedro.ramirez@stb.gov. If you require an 

accommodation under the Americans 

with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 

245–0245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

previously published a notice about this 

collection in the Federal Register (88 FR 

65421 (Sept. 22, 2023)). That notice 

allowed for a 60-day public review and 

comment period. No comments were 

received. 

Comments are requested concerning 

each collection as to (1) whether the 

particular collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Board, including 

whether the collection has practical 

utility; (2) the accuracy of the Board’s 

burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (4) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, when 

appropriate. Submitted comments will 

be included and summarized in the 

Board’s request for OMB approval. 

Subjects: In this notice, the Board is 

requesting comments on the extension 

of the following information collection: 

Description of Collection 

Title: Waybill Sample. 

OMB Control Number: 2140–0015. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change. 

Respondents: Respondents include 

any railroad that is subject to the 

Interstate Commerce Act and that 

terminated at least 4,500 carloads on its 

line in any of the three preceding years 

or that terminated at least 5% of the 

revenue carloads terminating in any 

state in any of the three preceding years. 

For the purposes of this analysis, the 

Board categorizes railroads required to 

report Waybill Sample data as either 

quarterly or monthly and as either 

sampling their own waybills or having 

a third party conduct their sampling. As 

a result, there are four categories of 

respondents, as shown in Table below. 

TABLE—RESPONDENTS

Categories of respondents Number of 

respondents 

Railroads that conduct their own sampling and report monthly ................................................................................................ 5 

Railroads that conduct their own sampling and report quarterly .............................................................................................. 3 

Railroads that have a third party sample their waybills and report monthly ............................................................................. 2 

Railroads that have a third party sample their waybills and report quarterly .................................................................... 43 

Total Respondents ............................................................................................................................................................. 53 

Number of Respondents: 53. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated hourly burden for waybill 

samples submitted to the Board varies 

depending on each respondent’s 

particular circumstances. (Note: 

respondents that are identified as 

reporting monthly (Class I carriers) 

report monthly, quarterly, and annually 

(or 17 times per year). All other 

respondents (non-Class I carriers) report 

quarterly and annually (five times a 

year). 

Frequency of Response: Six 

respondents report monthly; and 46 

other respondents report quarterly. 


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Total Burden Hours (annually 

including all respondents): 420 hours. 

This estimated total burden hours is 

shown in the Table below. 

TABLE—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS

Categories of respondents 

Total annual 

hours for 

samples submitted 

Railroads that conduct their own sampling and report monthly ................................................................................................ 150 

Railroads that conduct their own sampling and report quarterly .............................................................................................. 20 

Railroads that have a third party sample their waybills and report monthly ............................................................................. 30 

Railroads that have a third party sample their waybills and report quarterly ........................................................................... 220 

Total Annual Burden Hours ................................................................................................................................................ 420 

Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’ 

Cost: There are no other costs identified 

because filings are submitted 

electronically to the Board. 

Needs and Uses: The Board is, by 

statute, responsible for the economic 

regulation of common carrier rail 

transportation in the United States and 

collects rail-carload waybills for this 

purpose. The Board has authority to 

collect these waybills under 49 U.S.C. 

11144, 11145, and the Board often uses 

the information in rail-carload waybills 

to carry out its responsibilities. 

A rail-carload waybill is a ‘‘document 

or instrument prepared from the bill of 

lading contract or shipper’s instructions 

as to the disposition of the freight, and 

[is] used by the railroad(s) involved as 

the authority to move the shipment and 

as the basis for determining the freight 

charges and interline settlements.’’ 49 

CFR 1244.1(c). From these carload 

waybills, the Board creates an aggregate 

compilation of the sampled waybills of 

all reporting carriers, referred to as the 

Waybill Sample. The Waybill Sample is 

the Board’s principal source of data 

about freight rail shipments. The 

information in the Waybill Sample is 

used by the Board, other federal and 

state agencies, and industry 

stakeholders to monitor traffic flows and 

rate trends in the industry, and to 

develop testimony in Board 

proceedings. The Board’s collection and 

use of this data enables it to meet its 

statutory duty to regulate the rail 

industry. 

Under the PRA, a federal agency that 

conducts or sponsors a collection of 

information must display a currently 

valid OMB control number. A collection 

of information, which is defined in 44 

U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), 

includes agency requirements that 

persons submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to the agency, third 

parties, or the public. Section 3507(b) of 

the PRA requires, concurrent with an 

agency’s submitting a collection to OMB 

for approval, a 30-day notice and 

comment period through publication in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information. 

Information from certain schedules 

contained in these reports is available at 

the Board’s website at www.stb.gov by 

navigating to ‘‘Reports & Data’’ and 

clicking on ‘‘Economic Data.’’ 

Information in these reports is not 

available from any other source. 

Dated: December 15, 2023. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27947 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[FMCSA–2014–0383; FMCSA–2014–0385; 

FMCSA–2014–0387; FMCSA–2018–0139; 

FMCSA–2019–0109; FMCSA–2019–0110; 

FMCSA–2021–0015] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for 13 

individuals from the hearing 

requirement in the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for 

interstate commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable 

these hard of hearing and deaf 

individuals to continue to operate CMVs 

in interstate commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions were applicable 

on November 19, 2023. The exemptions 

expire on November 19, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, FMCSA, DOT, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64–224, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366– 

4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov. Office 

hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

If you have questions regarding viewing 

or submitting material to the docket, 

contact Dockets Operations, (202) 366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

A. Viewing Comments 

To view comments go to 

www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket 

number (FMCSA–2014–0383, FMCSA– 

2014–0385, FMCSA–2014–0387, 

FMCSA–2018–0139, FMCSA–2019– 

0109, FMCSA–2019–0110, or FMCSA– 

2021–0015) in the keyword box and 

click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, sort the results by 

‘‘Posted (Newer-Older),’’ choose the first 

notice listed, and click ‘‘Browse 

Comments.’’ If you do not have access 

to the internet, you may view the docket 

online by visiting Dockets Operations 

on the ground floor of the DOT West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. 

B. Privacy Act 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b)(6), DOT solicits comments 

from the public on the exemption 

requests. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov. As described in 

the system of records notice DOT/ALL 

14 (Federal Docket Management 

System), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/ 

individuals/privacy/privacy-act-systemrecords-notices, the comments are 

searchable by the name of the submitter. 


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